Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning." Matthew 19:8 NIV We so easily get stuck on the rules around the exceptions, when things are broken... (just listen to the way our politicians are being interviewed. We lose sight of what they're about overall as we try to trip them up on detail) But Jesus goes back to purpose. What are these relationships for, what do they reflect...and why the exception? Your hard heart. The word here for hard heart is dry...like an engine without oil...its stuck...not running how its designed... Jesus is the restorer, the oil of the Spirit can release that which is stuck, restore that which is broken...a taste of what God is about in the world and in our lives. That's what He is about, and what He wants us to be about... #agentsofgrace #restorers #oil
Daily encouragement :)